Hey all ...! Induction going on in UK!

[mzdizzy]

Hey all... first time on here, and have been inspired already.. been reading lots!
Im 6 days into induction - loving it!
I live in England, UK... I have the latest version of the Atkins book and I think so far so good seems to be working - I weighed in last week at 238lbs..gulp! I am 5ft 10, but was 50lbs lighter last summer on my gorgeous wedding day! & have piled on the pounds from being totally greedy basically! I have 2 beautiful girls aged 3 & 2... so im a busy working mummy too.... I lost my weight last year on the cambridge diet, tried this diet again in Feb 09, but it made me sick....
so my goal is to get back to where i was last year..plus 20lbs more.. i feel soooo positive xxx
I want to get back on the court and play bball from end of sept 09, have had back probs since having babies and being overweight....but im gonna get back on the treadmill this weekxxx

all in all, I am back on track and looking forward to weighing myself in the morning xx heres hoping!!

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[chinadoll]

Re: Hey all ...! Induction going on in UK!

Welcome to ADBB. We have a number of members from across the pond. You will find this board to be a great help in providing support and good solid information about this Way Of Eating.

[Zarabelle]

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Hello - welcome to ADBB! I am from England too. Just one thing to point out (as it gets lots of Brits confused) is that in the UK our labels already state net carbs so you do not deduct fibre from the carb figure like you do in the States (and people will mention it on here). So to clarify, the carbohydrate figure on the label is the net carb figure.
Good luck - I'm sure you'll do really well x

[sham]

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Hi there im also living in the uk well welcome made the right choice i felt the same as you a year ago and after having my 3rd boy year ago the pregnancy weight annoyed me so i started atkins on my bday last july7th and next month will be a year and i have 5 lb to go to get to my year long goal of 185lb from 283 so near my 100lb mark hope this inspires u trust me if i can do it you can aswell just remember your goal throughout you will have ups and downs but be focused keep going will take time but with willpower you will get there all the best.I wrote about my weight loss after pregnancy in the celebration forum if you wanna read you can hope it encorouges you as it has others will be glad 2 help you if you need me.bye 4 now good luck.

[Elizellen]

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Welcome to our international ADBB family

It looks as if you are off to a good start

[imagood1]

Re: Hey all ...! Induction going on in UK!

welcome Mzdizzy -- glad to hear everything is going well for you this time. Use the plan the way it was written and you will have great success!

[mzdizzy]

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Thanks for your messages!
Ive just weighed in and have lost 11lbs! I feel light as a feather this morning! It was my baby girls birthday weekend & cant believe I didnt even feel tempted by cake & chocolate! Atkins is like a magic spell.... ive never in my life had no cravings! Its crazy!

Zarabelle - Ive been really strict this week, sticking only to food lists, when u measure a CUP... what do u use, I use a small mug.. is that about the amaount? Also I bought some kippers (pre packed) last week, u put in microwave or boil in bag, i did notice they have like 0.5 carbs per fish, do i include this in daily amount? or is it free?

Ive been sticking to salad, chicken, salmon, mackrel, green veggies, omletes and cheese mostly, but have been looking at the recepies on here and will get a bit more adventorus this week !!

WOW! Sham.. you go girl! You will have a great bday this year.. bet you look amazing! Good to hear you got rid of all the baby blub! theres hope for me too!

Look forward to catching up with everyone during the week xx thanks again!

[sham]

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Thanks mzdizzy just stay cheat free and remember your goal thats my secret and hey hopefully you will be celebrating soon all the best.

[blueberrylady]

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Congratulations on your 11 lb. loss!!! That's amazing!! Keep up the good work!

[imagood1]

Re: Hey all ...! Induction going on in UK!

there are a lot of people on the board from the UK who can help probably better than those of us in the US -- when I measure I have a measuring cup that shows 1/4 c to a full cup on the side....and measuring spoons in different sizes. Elizellen is probably a good person to ask about measuring - she's also a great inspiration!!

The kippers do count -- .5 per fish. Are you using www.fitday.com to keep track of your daily food intake? If not it is an invaluable tool to help keep you on on the right path.

Good luck!